Shanto, Jaker propel Bangladesh to 252 agasint Afghanistan

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and debutant Jaker Ali propelled the Tigers to 252 for seven in the second ODI against Afghanistan on Saturday in Sharjah.

Najmul hit the only fifty for Bangladesh. He made 76 with six fours and one six before getting dismissed by Nangeyalia Kharote.

Jaker scored 37 off 27 with one four and three sixes. He got a place in the team in the absence of Mushfiqur Rahim, who suffered a blow on his finger in the first match in which Bangladesh lost 92 runs.

Nasum Ahmed, who replaced Rishad Hossain in the playing XI, scored 25.

For Afghanistan, Nangeyalia Kharote scalped three wickets, while Rashid Khan and AM Ghazanfar took two wickets each.

Afghanistan need to score 253 to win this match, which will eventually seal the series for them.

Bangladesh played six ODIs in Sharjah but never won a match in this venue.